Dispensing device for powder boxes



, Oct. 5, 1937. L. A. SAMSTAG DISPENSING DEVICE FOR POWDER BbXES Filed Nov. 5, 1936 ATTORNEY Patented Oct. 5, 1937 UNITED STATES DISPENSING DEVICE FOR POWDER. BOXES Louis A. Samstag, New York, N. Y.; Elsie Samstag, New York, N. Y., executrix of said Louis A. Samstag, deceased Application November 5, 1936, Serial No. 109,212

3 Claims.

The object of the .present invention is to provide, in combination with a powder box, a retractable dispensing slide which will receive from the box a measured quantity of powder, for example.

The invention is particularly useful in conveniently supplying powder for placement within the usual types of women's vanity cases.

The invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawing, in which:--

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a powder box having applied thereto an embodiment of the invention.

Figure 1A is an enlarged section through the box on the line IA--IA, Figure 1.

Figure 2 is a sectional elevation of a powder box showing a slightly modified form thereof.

Figure 3 is a perspective view of the dispensing slide illustrated in Figure 2.

Figure 4 is a perspective view of the ends of a modified form of the slide showing the use of an ejector block.

Figure 5 is a transverse section on the line 55, Figure 3.

Figure 6 is a perspective view of a modified form of dispensing slide.

Figure '7 is a fragmentary plan view of a modified form of slide employing an ejector.

Figure 8 is a longitudinal sectional elevation on the line 88, Figure '7.

Figure 9 is a transverse section on the line 9-9, Figure 8.

Referring to the drawing, I have shown in Figures 1 and 2, a conventional form of-rectangular powder box I which may be made of any suitable material. At the base of the box there is, as to the construction of Figure 1, formed an aperture within which is inserted an eyelet member 2 which projects rearwardly of the front wall la: of the box and which may be held firmly in place, as by a surmo-unting flanged eyelet member 23: which is formed with a flange to abut the inner wall of the box.

Adapted to be held by the walls of eyelet 2 is a dispensing slide 3 which may be constructed, for

example, in accordance with Figures 3, 5, 7, 8

position with the open top in powder-receiving stripper for excess powder so that. the desired:

measured quantity may be carried by the slide upon its withdrawal from the box.

As a substitute for the eyelet, the inner wall of the box may carry a guard block 5, Figure 2, which will not only serve to prevent undue passage of the powder from the box during and after withdrawal of the slide but will assist in affording a bearing for the slide. It will be noted that in Figure 2, the slide is shown partly withdrawn, the tapered head 31: projected beyond the front wall.

It is unnecessary that the aperture be round. When the slide is made with flat top and bottom walls, as at 6, Figure 6, it will, of course, always 7 lie in proper position within the box with the powder-receiving area 61: uppermost.

In some cases it may be desirable to combine with the slide an ejector. In the construction of Figures '7 to 9, the slide is formed with a metal body 7, rounded in cross section and having lateral flanges la: at the top which are abutted by the winged areas 8a: of an ejector 8. The ejector will be normally maintained in the position shown in the Figures '7 to 9 and when the slide is removed with its measured quantity of powder therein, the ejector may be given movement toward the end of the slide for ejection of the powder.

A modification of the ejector arrangement is shown in Figure 4, wherein the slide is formed with a flat bottom wall 9 and inwardly inclined side walls 93: which receive between them an inverted wedge ejector block lll. The ends of walls 9x may carry integrally bent-in lips II to limit the movement of the ejector block.

The invention has many practical advantages. For example, it is unnecessary to open a powder box to which the device is applied and the powder is continually protected and the box may be moved from place to place without liability of spilling powder therefrom. An equally advantageous feature is that the box maintains its attractive appearance since the top cover, which may bear the makers name, remains in place without the necessity of removal. The utility of the device in enabling a convenient withdrawal of powder is apparent. It is customary to fill vanity cases with powder by tearing open the'top of a powder box and scooping up a quantity with any handy implement such as a nail file, shoe horn or other implement, and such practice is not only inconvenient but generally results in spilling a portion of the powder. The present device, by moving the slide outwardly, a measured quantity of the powder is received and ideally held for filling a vanity case. When the vanity case is small, the ejector will be found convenient because its movement will determine the amount of powder ejected from the slide. Also the ejector provides a convenient means for ejecting a small proportion of the powder in the slide upon a powder puff It will be understood that the form of the powder box may be varied as desired, the invention being applicable to round, square, oval, and in fact, all types of powder containers.

Having described my invention, what I claim and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is as follows:----

1. A powder box having base and side walls, the latter being formed with a lateral aperture adjacent the base wall, and a slide member movable within the aperture and upon the base wall, the slide member being formed with a longitudinally extending powder-receiving cup, an ejector movable within said cup longitudinally of the slide and a member carried by the slide exteriorly of the box serving as a finger grip for retraction of the slide,'with the powder received therein, from the box.

2. A powder box having base and side walls formed. with a lateral aperture adjacent the base wall and a slide movable within the aperture and upon the base wall, the slide being formed with a powder-receiving pocket, coacting means carried by the slide and with the box for holding the slide with the pocket uppermost, an inwardly projecting guard wall carried by the box below its top wall and immediately above the slide, and a member having a tapered head carried by the slide projected exteriorly of the box, serving as a finger grip for retraction of the slide, with the pow-der received therein, from the box, and serving as a wedge-like closure for the lateral aperture of the box.

3. A powder box formed with a lateral aperture adjacent its bottom wall, and a slide movable within the aperture, the slide being formed with a flat knife-like front end positioned to contact with the bottom wall of the box and also form with upwardly extending sides forming a powderreceiving pocket, and a tapered head carried by the slide and adapted to frictionally engage the walls of the aperture and to project exteriorly of the box to serve as a finger grip for retraction of the slide, with the powder received therein, from the box.

LOUIS A. SAMSTAG. 

